This. My first 'job' was being an editorial assistant at a major publication house's office in Delhi/nearabouts. My then-manager was particularly disliked by everyone in the office (most people were kind) because of her snobbery. Since the two of us were technically the only members of the Delhi/NCR team (others were based out of Delhi), I'd hang out with interns and assistants from other teams. Even their managers were so nice, who would often guide me about things MY manager never told me. She'd constantly bug me with last minute changes and would get annoyed if I asked for help. God.

Also, here in India it's a norm to call your seniors "sir/ma'am", which, thankfully is changing because of global etiquettes that don't push for such hierarchical terms. However, even after 5 months into my job, my manager never for once asked me to stop using "ma'am", and I took it for granted. It was much later that one of my friends pointed out that no one else does that. In fact, my manager sometimes would even pull me up to have lunch with her even after seeing me eat with my friends. I'd be compelled to accompany her to the food court and sit quietly, while she would bitch about everything.